Monthly Archives: May 2011

Squash Falconer once said…. ‘If your knickers are right everything goes right’ This was the pair she wore on the day she got to the top of the world!  

After a week’s rest in base camp the weather reports were all indicating the most perfect weather for Thursday May 12th – clear skies and 5km/hr winds – perfect for summiting and flying! So we decided to go for it…. … Continue reading →

Squash summitted at 8.30am on the 12th May, she didn’t fly from the top mostly due to 50km an hour winds and only 10 m visibility! She is well but absolutely tired out and currently headed back to base camp, … Continue reading →

After a few days rest at base camp (and two showers!) on Good Friday we set off again with the intention of spending a night at Camp One and moving on the following day to spend a few nights at … Continue reading →

The last thing in the world I was expecting was post at base camp. Then a few days ago I was in my tent and I heard someone call my name, I looked out my tent and said, ‘Here I … Continue reading →

A very common question I get asked is, ‘What is the toilet situation on the mountain?’. Basically it’s this. At base camp there is a toilet tent.  That is, a tent around a built up area that has a blue … Continue reading →